Beetle (JR Kyushu)

Beetle (ビートル, Bītoru) is a hydrofoil ferry service that travels between Fukuoka, Japan and Busan, South Korea. It is operated by JR Kyushu Jet Ferry, a division of Kyushu Railway Company.

Although journey times are longer, ferry travel is generally much cheaper than flying, with direct connections available between several major Japanese port cities and China, Korea and Russia.

Ferry schedules are subject to seasonal changes and may vary according to the weather.

Amenities

Beetle Ferries provide two seating areas and a duty-free shop.

Travel Information

Checking in

Departure processing starts 2.5 hours before departure and ends 1 hour before departure. Passengers must fill out a boarding pass before travelling.

Arrival/Departure Cards

Arrival cards required to enter Japan are available on the ferry. They can be filled out at the time as the Korean departure card.

The departure card (from Korea) must be filled out in Korean, while the arrival card for entry into Japan must be written either in Chinese characters or English.

Customs Declaration

Travelers carrying expensive merchandise or valuables (cameras, watches, jewelry, fur products) are required to declare the item, quantity and price on the customs form. The document must be retained for the return trip.

Mass transit in Fukuoka–Kitakyushu area

Fukuoka City Subway lines	Hakozaki Kūkō (Airport) Nanakuma

JR Kyushu lines	Chikuhi Chikuhō Main Fukuhoku Yutaka Haruda Wakamatsu Gotōji Hitahikosan Kagoshima Main Karatsu Kashii Nippō Sasaguri

Nishitetsu Rail lines	Amagi Dazaifu Kaizuka Tenjin Ōmuta

Other Railways and cablecars	Kitakyushu Monorail Amatetsu Amagi Line Chikutetsu Heichiku Ita Line Itoda Line Tagawa Line Mojikō Retro Kankō Line Sarakurayama Cable Car

Terminals	Rail Hakata Kashii Kokura Kurosaki Nakasu-Kawabata Nishitetsu Fukuoka Orio Tenjin Tenjin-Minami Airports Kitakyushu Airport Fukuoka Airport Saga Airport Kokura Airport Ports Kokura Hakata Shimonoseki

Ferry	Domestic Kanmon Straits Ferry Suonada Ferry International Camelia Line Pukwan Ferry Beetle Fast Ferry Kobee Ferry List of ferry operators in Japan

Miscellaneous	Cards Hayakaken nimoca SUGOCA Rail transport in Japan Transport in Fukuoka-Kitakyushu

Japan transit: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Fukuoka Hakone Fuji Izu Hokkaido Toyama Okayama Shikoku Sendai Hiroden Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

External links

Official website (Japanese)

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